Multimedia: Video
In collaboration with Japan Society and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) will host a public symposium on design and society.
Multimedia: Video
Join us in celebrating the launch of Jacqueline Novogratz's new book The Blue Sweater, which follows her transformation from a young idealistic woman working in Africa to one of today’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs.
Multimedia: Video
October 29, 2008
Our panelists discuss how U. S. and Japanese corporations should position and promote their corporate social responsibilities, including how to tackle social challenges and provide viable solutions in the information era, and how both countries' IT and dotcom companies work to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities.
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October 29, 2008
Our panelists discuss how U. S. and Japanese corporations should position and promote their corporate social responsibilities, including how to tackle social challenges and provide viable solutions in the information era, and how both countries' IT and dotcom companies work to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities.
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December 5, 2007
A distinguished panel of environmental experts met at Japan Society to explore business solutions to global warming and the challenges of sustainable development.
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by Maggie Jones
"One morning when he was 15, Takeshi shut the door to his bedroom, and for the next four years he did not come out." This article explores the phenomenon of the Japanese hikikomori, or shut-in.
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by Mary Lassen
A snapshot of Japan in the year 2002 that focuses on the changing roles and status of women in Japanese society. These changes are taking place at a time when Japan faces substantial economic and social challenges.
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by Charles Lane
Capital punishment, superficially just a matter of law and order, offers a unique window into the deeper logic of Japanese culture and politics--even religion.
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by John McQuaid
The changes of the last decade have ratcheted up unsustainable stresses on religious institutions that their members don’t seem willing or able to address. Religious worship no longer provides the sense of community it once did.
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by Clifford Pearson
A narrative account exploring the Japanese penchant for specialization, particularly with regard to the approach to food.
